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Southampton vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Southampton 2-3 Leciester: The Saints threw away a two-goal lead as Jordan Ayew scored a 98th minute winner for the visitors

Luke Baker
Saturday 19 October 2024 17:11 BST
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Jordan Ayew celebrates Leicester’s late winner
Jordan Ayew celebrates Leicester’s late winner (Action Images via Reuters)

Leicester’s Jordan Ayew scored in the 98th minute as Leicester staged a second-half comeback to earn a 3-2 win at Southampton in the Premier League, with the 10-man hosts setting a club record of 21 matches without victory in the English top-flight.

Southampton, whose last Premier League win came before their relegation in the 2022-23 season, opened the scoring early on when Ryan Manning squared for Cameron Archer to finish a sweeping counter-attack, before midfielder Joe Aribo added to their tally with a side-footed effort.

Leicester pulled one back in the 64th minute after Facundo Buonanotte turned in a cross after a driving run from substitute Abdul Fatawu. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy won a penalty ten minutes later after a VAR review found he was held back by Ryan Fraser.

Fraser was sent off and Vardy stepped up, blasting his effort past Aaron Ramsdale, before Ayew sent a low shot through a sea of bodies to snatch a late victory and break the hearts of home fans at St Mary’s Stadium.

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The VAR is looking at a potential penalty, as Vardy is grabbed by Fraser, and the referee has given a PENALTY to Leicester.

19 October 2024 16:31

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Ohhhh what a series of events for Leicester! So unlucky not to equalize. First, Fatawu curls a stunning strike that hits the bar and goes out.Mavididi gets the rebound and finds Fatawu again, whose header is spectacularly saved by Ramsdale.

19 October 2024 16:30

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Yellow Card Harry Billy Winks

19 October 2024 16:27

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Onuachu is the other player to come on in the flurry of substitutions, as the Nigerian striker takes Archer's place up front.

19 October 2024 16:27

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El Khannouss' second start for Leicester comes to an end as he is replaced by Ayew.

19 October 2024 16:26

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Substitution Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes William Anthony Patrick Smallbone

19 October 2024 16:25

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Harwood-Bellis gets a free header from a corner, but it comes off of Ndidi and out for another Southampton corner.

19 October 2024 16:25

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Assist Issahaku Abdul Fatawu

19 October 2024 16:23

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Goal Facundo Valentín Buonanotte

19 October 2024 16:22

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Dibling cuts in and fires a low shot in the Leicester box. It is a fairly straightforward save for Hermansen, who gets down and saves it.

19 October 2024 16:22

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